How to Fix a PC Stuck on Motherboard Boot Screen

In most cases, your BIOS settings are causing this issue

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Updated onOctober 17, 2024

updated onOctober 17, 2024

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Many users reported that their PC is stuck on the motherboard boot screen. Problems with your RAM or BIOS corruption are common culprits.

Regardless of the cause, in today’s goid we’re going to show how to fix it. Let’s get right to it

What can I do when PC is stuck on the boot screen?

Sometimes a quick restart fixes this problem, but if that doesn’t work, keep reading.

1. Boot in Safe Mode

2. Check your Boot order

You will also experience the same problem if you have an external gadget such as an iPod plugged in. So also ensure that you don’t have external storage devices such as a USB hard drive connected.

3. Check the RAM

4. Clear the CMOS (BIOS)

5. Perform a fresh install

In extreme cases, likethe requested system device cannot be found, the only way out is to reinstall the suspect configurations. You may have to reinstall Windows, a brand new hard disk or even a new motherboard.

To see how to do that, check our guide onhow to reinstall Windows 11for detailed instructions.

This isn’t the only issue, and many reportedno boot screen on Windows. Many users also reported thatWindows is stuck in boot loop after reset, but we tackled that issue in a different guide.

If you want to customize your system, we also have a whole article that shows youhow to change the boot logo on Windows 11, so feel free to visit it.

We hope you managed to fix the problem on your PC and get back to using it normally. Let us know how it went in the comments section below.

How to Fix a PC Stuck on Motherboard Boot Screen#

What can I do when PC is stuck on the boot screen?#

1. Boot in Safe Mode#

2. Check your Boot order#

3. Check the RAM#

4. Clear the CMOS (BIOS)#

5. Perform a fresh install#